【口语版】Scholarship奖学金

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Steven and Mary are good friends. Mary didn't get the scholarship and Steven is smoothing her. 

史蒂文和马丽是好朋友，马丽没有申请到奖学金，史蒂文正在安慰她。

A: Mary, I have some bad news for you. 

马丽，我有坏消息要告诉你。

B: I have already known that. I didn't get the scholarship, right?

我已经听说了，我没有申请到奖学金，对吗？

A: Yes, the board was favorably impressed with your application, but the competition was very fierce. 

委员会对你的申请表印象深刻，但是竞争非常激烈

B: Can you help me? You know I do need the scholarship.

你能帮帮我吗？你知道我很需要奖学金。

A: I'm afraid I can't. I advise you to try again next year. 

这恐怕不行，我建议你明年再试一次。

B: Thank you, I will.

谢谢，我会的。

讲解：

▍scholarship

奖学金

get/win a scholarship

获得奖学金

apply for a scholarship

申请奖学金

例句：

She got a scholarship to Cambridge but dropped out a year later.

她得到了剑桥大学的奖学金，但是一年后就退学了。

She won a scholarship to study at Stanford.

她获得了奖学金，得以在斯坦福大学学习。

I'm going to apply for a scholarship to study abroad.

我打算申请一份留学奖学金。

▍bad news

坏消息

例句：

I heard some bad news about the company's financial situation.

我听说了一些关于公司财务状况的坏消息。

Do you want the good news or the bad news first?

你是想先听好消息，还是先听坏消息。

The bad news was that all the flights had been cancelled.

坏消息是所有的航班都被取消了。

▍be favorably impressed with

对...印象很好

leave a favorable impression

留下良好印象

例句：

Her kindness left a favorable impression on me.

她的善良给我留下了良好的印象。

His boss was favorably impressed with his work.

他老板对他的工作印象很好。

We've tried the new product and we're favorably impressed with it.

我们已经试过了这种新产品，对它相当满意。

▍application

申请；请求；申请书

an application for...

...的申请/申请书

an application for a job/membership/bankruptcy/reinstatement/scholarship

工作申请/会员资格申请/破产申请/复职申请/奖学金申请

submit an application

提交申请

例句：

We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful.

我们很遗憾地通知您，您的申请为通过。

His application has been denied.

他的申请被拒绝了。

Where should I submit my application?

我要在哪里提交我的申请？

▍competition

竞争；比赛；竞赛

例句：

The competition for jobs is intense.

求职的竞争非常激烈。

There's a lot of competition between computer companies.

计算机公司之间竞争 很激烈。

The two companies are in competition with each other.

两家公司相互竞争。

I won the first prize in math competition.

我在数学竞赛中得了第一名。

▍fierce

凶猛的；激烈的；狂热的

a fierce attack/battle

猛烈的进攻；激烈的战斗

▍I'm afraid

恐怕（用于表示道歉或遗憾，表示可能不会发生或者不可能实现）

例句：

I'm afraid we cannot afford this house.

恐怕我们买不起这套房子。

I'm afraid I can't help you out this time.

恐怕我这次不能帮你了。

I'm afraid I have to go now.

恐怕我得走了。

I'm afraid I won't be able to attend the meeting tomorrow.

恐怕明天我无法参加会议了。

▍advise

建议；劝告；忠告

advise sb to do...

建议某人做某事

advise sb against sth/doing sth

建议某人不要做..

例句：

His doctor advised him against smoking.

他医生建议他戒烟。

I strongly advise you to live a healthy life.

我强烈建议你过健康的生活。